I thought the point was you bitching about being two minutes late to get that slurpee at 7/11?
Any cyclists out there?
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I can understand a lot of that. Bikes can be very useful in a metro area. You can scream through standing still traffic, etc. And, cars aren't moving at break-neck speed. And certainly if I lived closer to work, I'd bike on occasion.
What I was mostly referring to are the recreational cyclists. For example, on Old Richmond Road. It's a 2-lane road with ditches for shoulders. Curvy.....with some blind curves, blind side-streets, etc. Half the cars drive 40 mph, the other half 60 mph......lots of traffic during certain times of the day. Now, it is a pretty ride through the countryside, but if I were biking I'd stay more on the side streets through the country where traffic is much less.
It's actually for my wife. She gets very upset if the Wild Berry doesn't show up by 5:30
Peter Sagan is one the most exciting athletes in the world, not only is he superhuman he puts on quite a show. Most great cyclist are pretty robotic, he has rockstar charisma, and will probably pull off those white shorts next year.
If Old Richmond Rd (US 25) is anything like I remember, it is highly doubtful I'd ride the stretch without paved shoulders.
It's a popular stretch right there b/c it gets you headed out towards the only hills in the Lex area. I don't like riding it at all. I've rode it but only early on a weekend.
I find that when I'm on a bike, pedestrians are the worst. Always getting in the bike lanes, walking 3-4 across, NEVER looking when crossing a road/bike path. The worst.
But then, when I'm in a car, I think bikers are the worst. Breaking traffic laws, slowing down traffic. The worst.
Honestly, the worst are the bikers who insist on riding 2 or more across. Makes it so difficult to pass. HATE these folks. Oh, and rollerbladers all deserve to die. 1 person, looking like an idiot, somehow taking up the space of 3 bikes.
But then, when I'm in a car, I think bikers are the worst. Breaking traffic laws, slowing down traffic. The worst.
Honestly, the worst are the bikers who insist on riding 2 or more across. Makes it so difficult to pass. HATE these folks. Oh, and rollerbladers all deserve to die. 1 person, looking like an idiot, somehow taking up the space of 3 bikes.
I let my dog poop on my neighbor's lawn, too, but you don't hear me bragging about it.
It's really not bragging, just doing my part as a model citizen. I will admit that while driving home last week on Va Beach Blvd, I let my anger take over and pinged a cyclist with an aluminum hot dog wrapper. I felt so bad that I left early for work the next morning searching for it but to no avail.
I will give a big shout out to THE Virginia Beach Sanitation Department. Nothing but kudos to the men and women who do their part to keep the world clean and green.